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Originally Posted by ridetheworld
Setting up and pitching down and then doing a full days ride in rain is absolutely no fun at all no matter what equipment one has. It's days like those that almost make me wish I was on a bus.  |
Took the bus to the nearest main town yesterday when I was too tired to bother with the bike. It was great - every 20 mins so no waiting, comfy leather seats, wifi, mostly empty, no parking problems, quick(ish) - and free. What's not to like. I should use it more often. 
If I plan a bike trip in the winter I kind of expect it's going to be be wet and plan accordingly. If it turns out to be dry then that's a bonus and I'm grateful, but my mindset is that winter = wet (+ cold, dark etc).
The summer's a different matter though. If I've put up with near death experiences in the winter I expect some summer sunshine as payback. If we get the sort of weather we've had over the last few days I do feel a bit cheated. I really don't want to ride with a December mindset in July (or the other way round if you're from south of the border).
Despite a couple of weeks of great weather in France recently it means nothing for the week ahead which is forecast to be cold and damp. I've been planning a two day trip this coming week to an event a couple of hundred miles away for the last 12 months and it's looking wet so I'm less than pleased. In the winter though this would be great weather and I'd be very happy.
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